Free Linux Foundation OTCA Exam Questions

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Question 1

Your distributed application emits logs, traces, and metrics using various legacy libraries. You want to achieve a unified observability pipeline without altering existing log formats. Which OpenTelemetry component should you configure to map and process these diverse telemetry signals uniformly?

A : Implement the OpenTelemetry API directly in each service.

B : Configure the OpenTelemetry Collector to ingest and map the different telemetry signals.

C : Use the OpenTelemetry SDK to replace all legacy libraries.

D : Set up separate backends for logs, traces, and metrics without using OpenTelemetry.

Answer: B

Question 2

In the OpenTelemetry Collector, what determines the order in which processing operations are applied to telemetry data?

A : The priority level assigned to each processor.

B : The type of telemetry data being processed.

C : The sequence in which processors are added to a pipeline.

D : The alphabetical order of processor names in the configuration file.

Answer: C

Question 3

How does the trace_id attribute function within multiple spans of a single trace?

A : trace_id changes for each new service involved in the trace.

B : Each span in a trace has a unique trace_id.

C : trace_id is only present in the root span.

D : All spans in a trace share the same trace_id to associate them with the same trace.

Answer: D

Question 4

Which method must be implemented by the MeterProvider to allow for resource cleanup?

A : ForceFlush

B : UpdateConfig

C : GetResource

D : Shutdown

Answer: D

Question 5

What role does the OpenTelemetry Collector play in the context of log management?

A : It only collects traces and metrics, not logs.

B : It replaces all existing logging libraries in applications.

C : It serves as a backend storage for logs.

D : It enriches and processes log data uniformly before exporting.

Answer: D

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